So Marriage Makes You Fat

[Adam3000]

Bruh you are a 100% right and what you are saying is known by virtually everyone.

I was disputing the fact the marriage makes you fat.

Disagree heavily with the bolded. The simplicity of being healthy is understood by a minority of people. The majority of people still think it is a daunting task.

Over in The Gym forum the posters there know by know how much I hate diets, and that is the reason why. There is so much misinformation, misdirection, and confusion out there that it turns a simple concept (weight loss and cardiovascular health) into a complex concept with competing sets of rules.

The articles in the OP are a great example of that. You have to realize, half of the population falls to the left side of the Bell Curve of intelligence. They read articles like that and say "yep, thats right marriage makes you fat that is what happened to me" and then use it as self justification not to better themselves. Many people are just flat out not smart enough to weave through the bullshyt.

 

[b. woods]

 

[sanityovar8ted]

I think its true to an extent. I was skinny after having 4 kids flat stomach and all. I didnt start getting out of shape til after I got married. I contribute it to being happy and stress free. but after I noticed the weight I made some changes, I started planning healthy meals for my family. I lost 15 lbs in one month just by cutting out fried foods and fast food.

 

[big bun]

Don't know about those studies, but I've been married for almost three years and I'm in great shape.

 

[I'm Billy FUCO!!]

Don't know about those studies, but I've been married for almost three years and I'm in great shape.

......YOU BEEN CREEPIN'

 

[Crakface]

You gotta work out 3 times a week if you're trying to just maintain. Its not that hard once you get into the swing. Marriage makes you feel like you dont have anyone to look good for because for alot of people, being in shape is solely used to attract a mate, not to be healthy or look good for ones self. Thats why alot of times when a woman is fat in a marriage for Years and then all of a sudden starts working out, alone for no reason at all, its because she has a new interest of attraction. Same with men.

 

[Wild self]

?????

People hate the truth that much that speaking it makes you a bully or something?

I have been through both ends of the spectrum already. I got married when I was in great shape. I stopped eating well or caring about physical fitness. I got fat (not THAT fat, but fat), probably about 30-40 pounds higher than I should be. Marriage was not an excuse, I just did not think about my health whatsoever.

Luckily, I got a blood test done for my life insurance and saw how high my cholesterol numbers were and a lightbulb went off. I started with a lifestyle change (not a diet) and slowly melted away my fat pound by pound for the next year. I will never go back. I do not want to leave my wife a widow, and I do not want my kids to have to come visit me at a nursing home when I am 80 years old.

My sister was pretty overweight and after she saw my results she also started a new way of clean living and has lost 40 pounds in the last 6 months. Not because she wants to be a fitness model, but because she saw my reasoning (for the sake of the kids) and realized that she was also being a poor example on her 4 little girls.

If people would start looking at it that way, rather than a quest to look like a magazine cover model then we might not have such an obesity problem. Unfortunately, too many people start on diets and give up because they don't get quick results. Live a different lifestyle. Eat mostly healthy foods and if you have to eat something unhealthy then use a very controlled portion. Work out when you get a chance, it doesn't take much effort. Do 2 sets of pushups and 2 sets of bodyweight squats every day and you already are doing more than 90% of people. Marriage or kids is not an excuse to do the opposite.

 

[big bun]

......YOU BEEN CREEPIN'

 

[John Mayer]

If only every woman had her work ethic